nfriedly's reviews
39 reviews

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

4.0

Not my favorite of the series, but not a bad read by any means.

Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Web Application by 37 Signals

5.0

A few years old now, but sill surprisingly relevant. I've been trying to apply a lot of the advice there as I'm working on the new version of user-agent.io and more generally in the work that I do both at IBM and Incline.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig

2.0

This was a sad story of a man who was searching for God, while at the same time refusing to acknowledge Him, and ultimately going crazy in the process.

There were a lot of interesting ideas, but he just took them *way* to far.

I know some folks got a lot out of this book, and I'm sure I got a little, but on the whole, it just left me feeling sad and depressed.

Singularity by William Sleator

5.0

I read this when I was a teenager and I remembered enjoying it, but I couldn't remember the name of the book! Fortunately, Mike Miller was able to help me out there.

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann

5.0

A really interesting book! Basically a summary of what the current research says the Americas looked like before Europeans arrived. I learned quite a lot - like how the Native Americans had re-routed rivers, figured out large-scale, sustainable farming and cities of then-equivalent size to Paris or London.

Three Tales of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett, Ruth Chrisman Gannett

5.0

Nathan *LOVED* this set of stories - we read a chapter or two before bed and then finished the last three chapters tonight after dinner.

1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann

4.0

This book had an incredible amount of untold history about how people, plants, and things moved around the world. It took some effort to get through, but i really enjoyed reading it.

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

4.0

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

4.0

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil

4.0